- Similar to my previous post, combining these next two POTUS Dots also.
38th POTUS, Gerald Ford (1974 – 1977)
Served as Vice-President with Nixon and was then elected as President. He pardoned Nixon and some of US were not too happy about that. The overall sentiment went something like:
- Dirty rotten crooked scoundrel politicians!! Q)Y*X}{@#!R{(TB# … Good old boys network! … (&_R #c ybB6T-!!& &% … etc.
Nothing else memorable to report about this administration. Either it was a quiet time or he was a quiet man. Not in the spotlight very often. (O.o)
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39th POTUS, Jimmy Carter (1977 – 1981)
What with Watergate Scandal, Spiro WHO?, and Ford WHO?, and then a Presidential pardon after all of the uproar … the American people started asking a different type of “WHO” question:
- “WHO out there is an honest politician?”
Someone suggested:
- “Well there is this peanut farmer who goes to church every Sunday.”
Americans are like: “Fine! Vote him in!”
After all, he can't be any worse than a dishonest politician. Right?
The mild-mannered Mr. Carter encouraged energy conservation; and he was (and still is) a principled man of peace who succeeded in getting two political leaders of countries – not known for being BFFs – Israel and Egypt - to actually shake hands and publicly agree on a peace accord. Regardless of what actually happened after that, he meant it for good .
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My original content first published via Persona Paper, Jan 18, 2016, "POTUS Dots on My Timeline: Ford and Carter".
